administration of vitamin c for 45 days following ankle fracture operation

Dietary Supplement: vitamin c

1000 mg of vitamin c for 45 days

Other Name: ascorbic acid

Placebo Comparator: placebo

placebo pills

Drug: placebo

placebo pills

Detailed Description:

There are several studies similar in wrist fracture.

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:

18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)

Sexes Eligible for Study:

All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:

Yes

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

ankle fracture within 3 weeks after the fracture

Exclusion Criteria:

pregnant or lactating woman

open fracture

already treated with vitamin c

chronic renal failure

Contacts and Locations

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01338129